Michael Keeran officially became the fourth head baseball coach in program history in June 2025. He enters his second season with the Griffs in 2027. His career record as a collegiate head coach sits at 189-70 (.729).
Keeran completed his first season at the helm for MoWest in May 2026 with a historic turnaround. Under Keeran's tutelage, the Griffons finished 2026 with a 28-24 record, reaching the MIAA tournament semifinals for the first time since 2017.
Keeran's 2026 team achieved the first winning season for Griffon Baseball since 2018, its most overall wins and conference wins since 2018, the first trip to the MIAA tournament since 2019, its most wins at home since 2004 and the most wins by a first-year head coach in program history.
Seven Griffons earned all-MIAA status in 2026 as well.
Keeran joined MoWest after a successful two-year run as head coach at Northern Oklahoma College (NOC) in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where he achieved an impressive record of 92-28 (.770) and a national ranking as high as No. 4. In 2025, he was honored as the Region 2 West Division Coach of the Year.
During his time at NOC, Keeran developed over 20 players who advanced to compete at the NCAA Division I level, including several NJCAA Division II All-Americans. His high-octane offense contributed to the Mavericks' ranking in the top 10 nationally in hits (641), RBIs (536) and runs scored (606) in his final season.
Before NOC, Keeran served for one season as recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division I Western Illinois. He was also head coach at Bismarck State College in North Dakota from 2020-22, where the Mystics won conference championships in both ‘21 and ‘22, along with a regional title in ‘22. Under Keeran’s guidance, BSC posted an overall record of 69-18 (.793) and were consistently ranked in the Top 25, achieving a high of No. 2 in NJCAA Division 2.
From 2018-22, Keeran was a head coach in various summer collegiate baseball leagues, boasting a record of 171-38 (.818). His teams were crowned regular-season champions each year and clinched postseason titles in four out of five seasons (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022). Keeran earned Coach of the Year accolades in the Pioneer Collegiate Baseball League from 2018-20 and was Expedition League Coach of the Year award in 2022.
In 2019, Keeran served as Recruiting Coordinator at NAIA Valley City State University (N.D.), leading the Vikings to a runner-up finish in the conference. In 2018, Keeran was an assistant coach at Grinnell College (IA), helping the Pioneers to a 24-14 record.
From 2013-16, Keeran was an assistant at Clear Lake High School in Iowa, where the Lions claimed State Championships in 2013, ‘15 and ‘16, compiling an overall record of 129-27 (.827) in that time.
Keeran earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Waldorf University, where he was recognized as an All-Conference baseball player.
Michael and his wife, Kaitlin, have two sons - Maddux and Jax.
